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_THE SE IEUJOU NA Eutered April 2,3, 1903 at Pickens, S. C., as second clasR matter, under act of Oongress of March 8, 1879. VOL. XXXVIL, _ICENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, E DTENBER 12, 1907 NO, 1 In Society's Whirl. J. F. Banister, a popular merchant of Liberty, spent Sunday in L'ickens with R. A. Bowen, The friends of Mrs. Switteuburg were glad to welcome hor to Pickei again last Thursday. Mrs. H. A. Richoy ha.3 returno.1 from a delightful visit to her daugli ter, Mrs. Martin, who lives near Easley. R. E Goodwini, wife and attractive little daughter Olga were visiting friends and relatives in Greenville lust week. Mrs. Essie Boggs, of Liberty, vis. ited her friend, Mrs. J. M Gantt, last week. Mrs. Will Bruce and her charming little daughter Catharine visited the family of Rev. W. 11. Singleton last week. Prof. Swittenburg, and wifA, Miss Swittenburg and Miss Ola Richey spent Friday and Saturday at Table Rock. Guy McFall returned 1riday from a pleasant visit to Atlanta. Miss Annie Rogers, of Oconee, 0 1,, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. I. Ash more. Swayne Gilmer, wife and son, of Anderson, were the guests of Mrs. Eva Thornley last week. L. E. Grandy came up from Co lurobin, Friday. to visit his family. Mrs J. T.Partridge and son James are visiting relatives in Anderson this week. M iss Kate McDaniel, of Ruther fordton, is ip town visiting relatives and friends, Hon. A. H, Dagnall, of Anderson, was in Pickens last week shaking hands with his many friends, Miss Olive Newton returned from the Vineland school, near Greenville, Friday. and began work in the Pick. ens Graded School Monday. Smith Griffn, of Greenville, cam( over in his handsome automobile Saturday and spent Sunday in Pick ens with his daughter, Mrs. Middle ton Hester Mrs. Charles Bowen and childrei have returned from a visit to friends in Cateechee and Central. Mrs. Flora Griffin returned Mon. day from a visit to her daughter, Mrs, Anna Sutherland. Mrs. Middleton Hester returned from Greenville, Saturday, from a visit to her father, Smith Griffin. Mrs. R. L. Hames returned Sun day from a visit.to fricunds and rela tives in Cateechee. R. K. Henderson and wife, of Anderson, returned home Tuesday, after a few days' visit to their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. McD. Farmer. Mrs. G. W. Richey, of Piedmont, and son-in-law, Hovey Smith, spent Monday in Pickons, the guest of H. A. Richey. Mrs. J. L. 0. Thompson spent a pjortio'n of last week with her aumnts, Miesdamnes W. 0. amnd 0. W. Richey. E. B. Lathem, accompanied by his wife and Mrs. M L. Henderson, are on a tour, visiting Washington, Balii more, Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Jamestown, It goes without saying that they will have a nice trip and "En" will see all there is to b).. seen. Will Elrod, of the Piedmont see. tion, and Wade Elrod, of Texas, vis ited relatives in Pickens last week. Will .11auldin, of Columbia. is vis iting relatives in Pickens. M. A. Boggs and family, of Libo ty, whoi have been on, a two weeks visit through the mountains of western North Carolina, going to Jocass(e, Whitowator, Sapphire country, Brevart, and other places of note, returned homo by wav of Pick ens and visited his brother, P1. H. Is Boll Weevil !n this State. Mr. 11. F. Taylor, the secretary of tho South Carolina cotton seed crusher's association, said yesterday thi, it the report should prove true concerinig the boll weevil, the moth od of introduction into the state is not hard to find. Ever since last May when the shortage of the cotton seed hull supply became apparent, brokers and dealers hiave been buying hulls from the west. It is impossible to tell where these hulls came from, as many of them were resbipped from Atlants. The oil mills realized the danger and dis eussed the matter frequently and finally decided to refuse to buy any of the western hulls, Tue cotton seed hulls offer an ideal method for hiber:nation of the boll weevil and if these hulls are produced from an infected seed or in a territc ry infected by the boll weevil it is i. most a certainty that the hulls will have a number of the pests in them. The proper step should be a quaran tine against any hullq or agricultural product shipped from infected terri torv. The department of agriculture should look closely after this and es pecially after hull shipments, he says. There is a poor sale for hulls in Texas and the prices ruling in this stite for this product offer ar unusu al opportunity for brokers, dealers and manufacturers to ship bulls from infected territory into this state at a ha-dsomiie profit. The freight rates from the west also encourage such shipments. Laurens is in the midst of the greatest hull -using section of the state and prices are higher in that section than they are anywhere-at places the hulls are selling at $15 per ton-it is no surprise that the report about the boll weevil should come. especially when the dealers in hulls are not patriotic enough to refuse the western shipment. Parties have been knuwn to go to the railroads asking for a reduction in rates from the west so that they could get the hulls at a lower cost. At the urgent request of the oil mill association, the parties referred to stopped their negotiations but shipments from west of the Missis sippi are positively known to have come into the state. Mr. I0. D. Smith, field agent, goes to-day to an executive committee of the Southern Cotton association at Jackson, Miss. He urges the Laurens farmers to send him samples of the infested plants of that county. Mr. Smith would like to see the weed, leaves. bolls and all parts of -the cot ton so that if the pet be not the boll evil he may submit it to the farmers from dlifferent sections for an opinion. In the meantime he advises the Lau rens farmers to get into communica tion with Prof. Chas. H. Chambliss at Clemson College.--The State 3d instant. Nothing Doing. I"What this?" asked the man ac quittedl of a charge of murder as his lawyer handed him a paper. "TIhant's my bill for services," ex plained the lawyer. "Get out!" responded the acqultted. "You prIoved I was insane, didn't you ?" "I did." "WVell, you can't do business with a hunatlc "-Phlimlainhin Lede.. FROM OUR COR Shoal Creek. I am a new comer to the good old sentinel JourniiJ, will vou allow In a ittle spico in your columnus? Papa has been a subrcribor to t:.o 5entinel-Journal for fifteen ye~ars and I mjoy reading tle county news each veek. Tihe health of the eomnunity is good it this writing. Pulling fodder is the order of the (lay. J, D. Nations has the best crop of tip. and corn in the county. Cotton is opening rapidly. W. E. Bolding and daughter have re urned to their home in Alabama. I haven't seen anything from "B" in onie time; wake up "B" with your good >ld long pieces I like them. I would ike to know how about your dream vben you rolled back in your bed and Ireamed of the bachelor's life. The baptizing at old Six Mile was well Ateuded. Best wishes to all. Farmer Girl. Liberty. M. A. Boggs and family are back from t weeks visit to the mountains of North D'arolina. Wade H. Boggs has gone to the 'Lone 't:r" state to ch school. John C. O'Dell of South Georgin was iA town looking t.fter his intereals. He s 'oking well. Dr. W. R. Hollingsworth returned to his home in TN, xas, sotne d iys ago. J. F. Bannister and C. E. Bush re turned from Jamestown and other points of interest. Claude and Ed. Hutchins accompa nied by their sister, Miss Carrie, went to Jamestown last week. C. E. Hamilton is laying down mate rial fox a commodious residence betwe6n Dr. Shelton's aiud T. N. Hunter's resi dence. Dr. W. A. Shelton is having material laid down for a two-story brick store on his lot by S. 0. Skelton. The new ginnery is about reedy for the cotton crop. Extention to the cotton mill is nearing completion. And the farmers sing fifteen cents for cotton as we go marching on. C. Dots From Dalton. Good morning, Mr. Editor:-I am gird to be with you all again after my long absence. Wz: are having some fine weather now Fodder pulling and picking peas are in order. Miss Emma Bowen is visiting relatives in Greenville this week. Billy Cobb from Grove Station visited L. B. Dalton last week. Miss Essie Lumkin spent last first Bunday with Miss Elsie Herd near Pickens. Mrs. C. A. Jones from Bennettaville, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dalton last Week. Misses Mattie Bowven, and Pearl and Bessie Dalton spent last Saturday with Miss Nora Chapman. Rev'. .J. E. Foster will baptize six new memnbor additions to Mile Creek church on the fourth Sunday in September at L. R. Dalton's mill pond. Miss Mattie Bowen will close a very successful term of Mile Creek school on F'riday next. The patrons are well pleased with Miss Bowen as teichl r. John Findlay and family visitedt 8. F. Curtis last Sunday. Miss Mattie Bowena visited Mr's. W. J. Parker iast Sundar. J. H. Abororonmbie celebrated his 86th birthday on September l1t 190)7. It isa day long to be~ remembhered by more than one hundred peop)lle. If this appears in prIint I will comeli again. Uncle Tom. F1RYMIEYCURE Uakes Kidnava and Bladder Right FESPONDEN S. In Exile. I'm dyin' for wan sight o' yo, Alannt! all the day, I'm flighin' for wan look at ye across the windy say--] Och! weary on the writhin' mists that shut ye out o' sight, An' lavos me sigh for ye al1 day an' cry for yo a1l night. Oh! I was wild to put' me feet into the wandorer's shoes, An' tramp the dreary furrin roads wid Gentiles an' wid Jews; But I could bear wid every ill, an' stifle every groan, If from the stranger's country I still could see me own, Oh! how I miss the health clad hills, the meadows an' the brakes, The rivers danein'gaily down the moun tains to the lakes, The skyitrk's airly mornin' song away up in the blue, Oh! woo is me, asthoro machree, to ever part wid you. Me curse is on the gi(dy dhrnms that turned me boyish brain, An' lured me o'er the wide, wide earth in semrch o' worldly gain; Rokeofeller's store an' ten times more I'd give, asthoro, to see Across the windy watery waste, just, wan more sight o' ye. -[Bofstou Pilot. THE CITY OF CANALS. Venice and the Many hdands Upon Which it is Built. Venice is one of the most sinlgular and famous cities in IEurope and is built upon a cluster of islands in the lagoon. This lagoon is banked off from the Adriatie by a long, narrow sand bank which is divided into a number of islands, six in number. Inside of this sand bank and between it and the mainland is the lagoon, a sheet of shallow water. In parts of this marshy, sea covered plain islets have become consolidated into ground, firm enough to be cultivated. And in the midst of a crowded cluster of such islands, amounting to between seventy and eighty in' num ber, the city of ioulce is built. The chief of these islands is called Isolda de Rialto, or Island of the Deep Stream. The Islands, in many places mere shoals, afford no adequate foun dation for buildings, and the city for the most part is built upon an artifi cial foundation of piles and stones. The Grand canal divides Venice Into two equaFp*rfs and is the main thor oughfare for traffic and pleasure. The city is subdivided by some one hun dred and forty-six small canals or water streets, and the gondola is used for the carriage. Access can also be had to various parts of the city by land, there being over three hundred bridges across canals. The Riaito, the most famous bridge, spans the Grand canal. There are also narrow lanes in among the houses. The Overruling of a Judge. A judge once awoke in the night to find his room in the possession of two armed burglars. Covered by the pistol of one of the marauders, the judge watchedl the proceedings wvithi his usu al Judicial enllm. One of thle depreda tors found a watch. "Don't take that,'' the Judge said; "it has little value aund is a keepsake." "The mot ion Is over ruled," replied the burglar. "I appeal," rejoined the judge. The two bur glars conisultedi, and the spokesman then replied: "The appeal is allowed. The case coming on b~efore a full tri bunal of the supreme court, that body is of' the unanimous 01p1nion1 that the dlecree of the lower court should be sustaIned, and It is accordlingly so or' dered." Pocketing the wvatch, court adl Journued. Logic and Metaphysics. Joaquin Miller wais once converslng wvith a learned professor who was v'is itinig Califiornia. Tio the poet's query. "Wha t do you do'?" the pr'ofessor an sw01red tha t lhe behi t he chiri of meta phyalesiC and logIc at a Newl E~ngland uni ver'slty. Whereupon the ven'erable Mi11 ler', with an encournmgng smile, reas suringly lpat ted thei prlol'5fes on thei shoulder. "Logic and meta physics, eli? WVell, I suppose we must have people to lookc after those things, even if they doan't exit." A Cowboy Mayor. Tall oaks from little acorus grow, 1d James C. Dahlman is one of bem, He went into the live stock ,ommission business in Omaha a few rears ago. lie looked the ground >er and decided it was time the city mad a )emocratic mayor. They had iand none for 17 years. so Dahlman started out to brok the spell. He mniounced himself as a condidate, 'ho old-timers said: "Well, he's 4ot his nerve! Only lived here a few rears and wants to be mayor. Noth og in it, gentlemen; positively iothing in it!" But there was some ;hing in it, for he was nominiated by be Democrats. The opposition put ipa in'ost respectable and high ninded person, who used a glove when shaking hands with the voters. 'Cowboy!" screamed the opposition. 'Cowbo3! Ya-a-ah, nothing but a .owb-oy! "Fine," said Dahlinan. "Cowboy as good enough for me. I'll put my hips on that," A night or two after the dowboy ,eproach began to circulate Dehlman wont to a meeting and made a speech, "They've been out West looking ip my record," he said, "and they aind I have been a cowboy, You bet I was a cow boy, and I want to say here that I was a good cowboy. No steer ever came down the pike that was too big or too swift or too ugly for me to rope and tie, No horse ever come out of the corral that I couldn't ride until he was worn to a frazz'e, No broncho could buck me off and no broncho can yet, And I wvat. to say to you people of Omaha that I am still a cowboy, and if any of your grafters and crooks come to me when I'm mayor -for I'm going to be mayor-- I'll rope and hog 'em and brand 'em quicker than I.Cver roped and tied a steer, and that's going some," Whereupor there were loud cries and the opposition took a new tack, "Ho played poker," they said. "You bet, I played poker, and I play poker now, and if there is any man in this audience who ever set in with me and did not know be bad been in a poker game after he got through I want him to stand up so I can see the color of his hair.' More loud cries and tumult and miecpllaueous noise. Meantime, Dahlman had organized his cowboy quartet-four young fel. lows who could stng-dressed them in cowboy rig, with big pistols and bronchos, and the quartet permeated Omaha, singing and firing pistols at every Dahlman meeting anid bringing out great crowds, It looked like a sweep for Dahman. The opposition was nervous. "Hie couldn't write a veto message grammatically or make a grammatical speech if he was elect ed," they said. '-I was born out in the frontier,'' replied Dahlman, "and I didn't get' much sebotling. I suppose I can hire a man to write may veto message snd my speeches and fix them up nice and grammatical-I suppose I can do that and it won't cost me much--but I want to tell you folks I'm no~t going to do it. Whenever a crooked ordinance comies up to me I'll take the biggest bottle of reid ink I can find arid the stubbiest pen, and I'll n rite across it: 'Nothing doing Jim D~ahlman!' and that'll be gram. m rticail enough for you to under utanl, I." The Omaha people liked Dahirman's talk, applarently, for they gave him 3,000 plurality and the cowboy is ma thme mayor's ofice roping and1 tieing them, just as ne said be wvould.. 1 will o on my gallery from Septenm her 7th -o Nov. 1oth. E. M. Farmer. 13-16o